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The Business of Sex Trafficking

Every minute, a woman or child is trafficked for sexual exploitation throughout the world, including here in New York. Siddharth Kara, businessman and author of Sex Trafficking, has traveled the globe in order to understand the economics of sex trafficking – and says that understanding the business side could help curtail the crime.

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Photos from Film Sets

Celebrated photographer Mary Ellen Mark takes us behind the scenes of some of the most famous movie sets in history, from “Apocalypse Now” and “Satyricon” to “Babel.” Her new book of photographs is Seen Behind the Scene.

Events:
An exhibition of Mary Ellen Mark's work opens tonight at Staley-Wise Gallery and runs through February 14th.

Seen Behind the Scene Exhibition
Staley-Wise Gallery
560 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York City

Images from Seen Behind the Scene

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Long-Term Love on the Brain

Passionate love doesn’t have to decline over time. A new study has found that the brains of people in long-term, loving relationships show activity in the same regions that are activated when people first fall in love. Dr. Arthur Arons, co-author of the study, is a social psychologist at Stony Brook University.

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Underreported: Amtrak Under the Obama Administration

Barack Obama will arrive in DC for the inauguration by train, and Joe Biden is also known as “Amtrak Joe” thanks to his years of daily commutes to Washington via Amtrak. Is this a sign that the next four years will be more rail-friendly than in previous administrations? We look into what Amtrak can expect from the Obama White House, and the role trains can play in improving America’s transportation system. Thomas Downs is a transportation expert and former president of Amtrak (1993-1998).

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